Friday December 22
Luke 1:26-38 Birth of Jesus foretold
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel
was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’
But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this
might be. The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found
favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you
will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most
High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He
will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no
end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel
said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most
High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will
be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also
conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren.
For nothing will be impossible with God.’ Then Mary said, ‘Here am I, the
servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ Then the angel
departed from her.
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As many times as I have read and heard
these verses over time, I am still amazed by it. Can you imagine
being Mary? Being told you are going to bear a child, yet you are a
virgin. The faith that she had, knowing what lay ahead of her. How she
must have felt. Mary's faith had no bounds and she knew that anything was
possible if you just have faith and trust in God's plan for you. We all need to
trust that God's plan for us will work out fine. You just have to have faith.
Prayer: Dear Lord, as the Advent season
approaches, help us all to remember Mary and her unwavering faith. May we all
learn to trust that what lays ahead of us is part of God's plan and as long as
we faith in Him, everything will work out fine.
Kat Devine
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